Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 40
तृतीयोऽभूद्यदा ब्रह्मा स्वयंभूरिति विश्रुतः । अमृतेशेति ते नाम कीर्तितं कीर्तिवर्द्धनम्
tṛtīyo'bhūdyadā brahmā svayaṃbhūriti viśrutaḥ | amṛteśeti te nāma kīrtitaṃ kīrtivarddhanam
তৃতীয় পৰ্যায়ত, যেতিয়া ব্ৰহ্মা ‘স্বয়ম্ভূ’ (স্বয়ং-জন্মা) নামে প্ৰখ্যাত হৈছিল, তেতিয়া আপোনাৰ নাম ‘অমৃতেশ’—কীৰ্তি আৰু মঙ্গল বৃদ্ধি কৰা—বুলি গীত হ’ল।
Unspecified (contextual narrator; central naming of the deity Amṛteśa/Amṛteśvara of Prabhāsa)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Somnātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Third phase: Svayaṃbhū-Brahmā; Śiva as Amṛteśa appears cool and luminous, with a nectar pot or moonlit aura; devotees at Prabhāsa offer bilva and water, suggesting healing and renewal.
FAQs
The divine name ‘Amṛteśa’ signifies immortality-bestowing grace and the uplift of one’s spiritual reputation through devotion.
Prabhāsakṣetra—especially through the explicit naming of its Śiva as Amṛteśa/Amṛteśvara.
No explicit ritual; it implies merit through kīrtana and nāma-japa of ‘Amṛteśa’.